Ryabinin, A.L. Relationships of the Vietnamese government of the Nguyen Dynasty with the neighboring mountain kingdoms.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the relation of the Vietnamese state of the Nguy n dinusty with the two neigbrouring mountain jarai kingdoms (of Water and of Fire). Based of the analysis of the primary sources, the author shows that from the Vietnamese side the attitude was sovereignty-protective and from the proto-states of Water and Fire it was vassal-tributary and on their part it was complemented by magic, with which they tried to protect themselves from their mighty neigbours.

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